I realize I am late but my Chinese-self still felt the need to wish everyone a happy new year. There is a reason that I wasn’t able to do a Chinese New Year post or a prior to Chinese New Years post.

My girls were sick. Actually, they have been sick on-and-off since December. The details are not ones to share on a food blog but I will say that I never want the stomach flu to infect our household again.

So my Chinese New Years was spent in the kitchen panicking and sweating profusely as I prepared dinner. It’s all a blur now but I can remember crying, screaming, and being so tired collapsing on the kitchen floor into deep slumber. I should clarify that those were the actions of my child/ren and not mine though the thought of throwing a tantrum and sleeping on the warm kitchen floor was tempting.